British Royal Wedding

Canadian bride, British groom and a no-frills royal wedding - The Star
She gave up Catholicism to marry the Queen’s first-born grandson. But Montrealer Autumn Kelly has no intention of trading away her Canadian passport for entry into Britain’s royal circle. Next Saturday’s ceremony, to be held at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, is planned to unfold with minimal pomp and pageantry. Some 300 guests will attend, compared with the 2,000 who witnessed the marriage of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer in 1981…

It’s advertising the royal way because one deserves it - The Guardian
There is, apparently, ‘consternation’ at Buckingham Palace, because Peter Phillips has done Hello!. I’m not sure I have ever felt consternation. I have experienced worry, anxiety, irritation, annoyance, exasperation - when trying to get through the switchboard at British Gas, all five at once - but consternation is felt only by those who are too posh to shout…

Pick of the Week - Saturday - Peter Phillips - The Scotsman
Princess Anne’s son, Peter Phillips, is marrying his fiancée at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. The bride is Canadian Autumn Kelly, and there are high hopes of their wedding transcending the dull union of a bank employee (him) and a management consultant (her). Among Autumn’s nearest and dearest are her bricklayer brother, hairdresser mother and an uncle who used to run a strip club…

Princes William and Harry threw themselves into a polo match yesterday, Kate Middleton and Chelsy Davy sat side-by-side sipping their drinks and chatting.

The pair stayed in the shade of a marquee at Coworth Park, near Ascot in Berkshire, while watching the Princes compete.

While Chelsy was casual in her blue jeans and double-breasted plaid jacket, Kate looked a little smarter in a fitted cropped jacket and dark jeans.

The girls were inseparable for much of the time. But although Kate sat back and watched William on the field, Chelsy, a student at Leeds University, seemed preoccupied with a stack of papers she had with her, which she looked to be studying.

William and Harry were competing in the Audi polo match for the Um Bongo team. After the match they collected medals from a tent, although their girlfriends remained in the neighbouring marquee. (via Daily Mail)

Clarence House was put on red alert after Fox News, the excitable American TV channel, broadcast claims that Prince Harry had become engaged to his soignee girlfriend Chelsy Davy.

According to Wednesday’s bulletin, the Prince had told Chelsy’s parents that he was going to ask the Queen for permission to marry. As the U.S. networks waded in, a royal aide urged caution. “I’m 95 per cent certain it isn’t true, but give me ten minutes.”

Order was restored. “It wouldn’t do if the Yankees were to break such an event,” murmurs a courtier. (via Daily Mail)

It’s been a long time coming – but Prince Harry’s girlfriend Chelsy Davy has at last been invited to her first official Royal engagement.

The 22-year-old, who has watched from the sidelines as Kate Middleton has been welcomed at Royal functions while she has been excluded, has been invited to Peter Phillips’s wedding next month.

Chelsy was left off the original guest list when it was drawn up earlier this year. At the time, she and Harry had suffered a wobble in their relationship but now, following their reunion after the Prince returned safely from Afghanistan, there has been a rethink.

The invitation shows that Chelsy is now being welcomed into Royal circles.

But rather than accept with alacrity, Chelsy has yet to respond to the Royal invitation.

Buckingham Palace yesterday wouldn’t comment but one of her university friends in Leeds tells me: “Chels received the invite last week but she has yet to reply.

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Rumours that Prince Harry has got engaged to his girlfriend Chelsy Davy have sparked a mini gamble with bookmakers William Hill.

The bookies have slashed the price of Prince Harry getting engaged in 2008 from 50/1 to 25/1 and now offer odds of just 12/1.

“Punters have latched on to the rumour and we have cut the price twice, now offering 12/1. We will be keeping a very close watch on her left hand and hope not to get caught out,” said William Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

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When he was serving in Afghanistan, Prince Harry was rarely seen without his favourite baseball cap on his head – at least during his off-duty moments.

And now he’s back on civvy street, he hasn’t forgotten that lucky headgear – he was pictured wearing it again on the streets of Cape Town last week.

The cap bears the American Stars and Stripes on the front, and the words “We Do Bad Things To Bad People” on the back – a slogan that prompted some debate about its suitability when he was fighting the Taliban.

But last week, as he strolled in the African sun with 22-year-old girlfriend Chelsy Davy, the ten weeks he spent on the front line in Helmand Province seemed a very long way away.

The couple – and Chelsy’s parents – are on holiday at the home of wealthy wine-grower Gerrit Thomas Ferreira, a friend of the Davy family who owns the Tokara Wine Estate, just outside Cape Town.

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Prince Harry will spend Easter with girlfriend Chelsy Davy and her parents in South Africa.

The couple, now on a romantic African safari in Botswana, will fly to Cape Town on Thursday. They will stay with 22-year-old Chelsy’s millionaire mum and dad William and Beverly at their £800,000 holiday home.

A source said: “Harry and Chelsy are closer than they have ever been.

“The trip to Botswana has made them realise how much they want to be together and Harry is delighted they are going on to South Africa. Chelsy’s parents think the world of him and are looking forward to having them for the holidays.

“When Chelsy and Harry went through their rocky patch it was Beverly who talked her round.”

Harry, 23, who had to return early from serving in Afghanistan has insisted he is back in the UK to see his Blues and Royals comrades fly home on April 5. (via the Sunday Mirror)

Joker Prince Harry has been playing man of the House—of Windsor—with lover Chelsy Davy.

The prince of lark-ness has nicknamed her ‘wifey’ and says he wants six kids and a home in the country. And she’s playing along, addressing him as ‘hubby’.

Pals say they have no plans to marry — yet. But the mischievous monikers show they’re closer than ever after their split last year and his secret deployment to Afghanistan. A friend said: “He has been calling Chelsy all sorts of lovey duvvy names and she has been falling about in hysterics. She thinks he’s hilarious, which is part of why she fell for him in the first place.”

Harry, 23, whisked 22-year-old Chelsy off to the heart of Africa after returning from active service. They are sharing a tent perched on the roof of a houseboat called the Kubu Queen along Botswana’s Okavango Delta.

“They’ve been relaxed as hell, but beneath all the laughs and giggles, there is a very serious undercurrent that they are madly in love.” (via News of the World)

Prince Harry has whisked his girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, away to a rickety houseboat in the heart of Africa. For the past six days, the couple have been sleeping under the stars in Botswana, in a tent for two perched on the roof of their cruiser.

Each morning Harry, 23, and 22-year-old Chelsy have risen late, climbed down an aluminium ladder and on to the main deck, where they have cooked their own breakfast on a small gas cooker.

It is thought unlikely that he has treated her to the delights of mashed biscuits, jam and margarine, which is how he started the mornings in Helmand Province.

Wearing a skimpy black Billabong bikini, Zimbabwe-born Chelsy dragged heavily on a cigarette as she soaked up the sun but appeared to take little interest in the wildlife, which also included otters and fish eagles.

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Hero Prince Harry has whisked girlfriend Chelsy Davy off to Botswana for a romantic safari after his return from the frontline.

As we predicted last week, they flew to their favourite African hotspot on Wednesday, five days after he got back from lawless Helmand Province in Afghanistan.

The couple have hired a two-storey wooden houseboat on the stunning Okavango Delta, which is famous for its abundant wildlife - and crocodile infested waters. Harry, 23, and Chelsy, 22, went to the same spot last August.

The area of Botswana where they are staying is the perfect hideaway, with 700 square miles of meandering rivers and swamps.

They have been joined by some of Chelsy’s pals, who are staying in a nearby lodge.

The couple, who had agreed to a “cooling off” period after a series of rows, have been inseparable since last Saturday when soldier Harry came back to Britain when his tour of duty was cut short.

A Royal source said: “Harry is in love with Africa and he thought a break in Botswana with Chelsy was the perfect way to recuperate.” (via Sunday Mirror)